Presented by Marney Pratt & June Arriens
Contributions by Audrey McCombs & Dan Turner
August 16, 2022
Raise The Bar Interactive Website: https://raisethebar.netlify.app/
email questions to: mcpratt@smith.edu
Go to Chapter 1 then click on (1) Introduction
See Weissgerber et al. 2019 paper from the journal Circulation
Are there other graph types that can help use answer these questions more effectively?
Note
We use the term “dot plot” here, but a plot that shows all the points for different groups can also be called a beewarm-stye plot, jitter plot, violin scatter plot, column scatter plot, jittered strip plot, jittered individual value plot, among others.
Start with code templates to make different graph types
Tip
Manipulating data (“data wrangling”) is much harder than graphing. For people just starting in R, we recommend doing the data wrangling in a spreadsheet program or use already prepared data. Beginners will have a better experience just using R for graphing with template code.
https://raisethebar.netlify.app/chapter2
Tip
During very first exposures, it can be helpful if the learner doesn’t have to install anything - not R, RStudio, or packages.
The “Raise the Bar” website is one option for exposing novices to how to make some different graphs using R code templates without having to install anything. All you need is a browser and internet access!